The general commented on jokes about escorting Russian planes
Pilots of Russian strategic bombers, who are taken on escort by fighters of the British Air Force, conduct aerial reconnaissance, and this task is not from the field of April Fools ' jokes, former head of Long-range Aviation (1997-2002) Lieutenant General Mikhail Oparin told RIA Novosti.
In Russia, they are going to produce an unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar TB2
According to the Turkish magazine "Türk Havacılık Haberleri ve Diğer Canavarlar", published by the Turkish Aviation Industry Association (Türk Havacılık Sanayicileri Derneği), the Russian company "New Unmanned Systems" LLC from Nizhny Novgorod in 2020 signed an agreement with the Turkish company Baykar Defense (part of the Baykar group) on the organization of joint production of the widely known Turkish reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles Bayraktar TB2 for their promotion in the Russian market.
The Hungarian Air Force abandoned the Mi-8
The Hungarian Air Force has rejected the Russian Mi-8T helicopter. A few days ago, the last flight of the car of this model took place from the Solnok air base.
Roscosmos cannot fulfill a number of state contracts on time due to sanctions
Enterprises of the space industry are suffering losses due to the restriction of access to critical technologies, which is caused by sanctions, said Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy General Director of Roscosmos for Finance.
Polish company to export ZU-23-2CP anti-aircraft guns
On March 29, the Polish company Zaklady Mechaniczne Tarnow (ZMT) announced the signing of a contract with an unnamed foreign customer for the supply of 100 units of 23-mm ZU-23-2CP anti-aircraft guns.
In the Altai Territory, rocket scientists used a remote mine-clearing machine "Foliage"
In the Barnaul compound (Altai Territory), the latest remote mine clearance vehicle (MDR) "Foliage" was used to accompany the mobile ground missile system "Yars"on the combat patrol routes.
BTR-80 captured on video after exploding on a mine in Venezuela
A video has appeared on the Internet showing the BTR-80 of the Venezuelan army after being blown up by an anti-personnel mine. Apparently, the armored vehicle survived the incident without much damage.
Robot mules have reached the finish line
As early as this year, the US army can arm itself with robot mules. March 31, portal janes.com He reported that General Dynamics Land Systems has announced the completion of deliveries of prototype MUTT machines.
The crews of the newest corvettes "Sharp " and" Zealous " arrived for training at the Navy training center in St. Petersburg
The crews of the newest corvettes "Sharp " and" Zealous " arrived for training at the Navy training center in St. Petersburg. The training cycle will take two months.
Border guards received an amphibious boat to protect the north of Crimea
The amphibious boat of the A25PS project, built by order of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia, entered service with the Crimean unit and will guard the shallow bays of Sivash, Karkinitsky and Perekopsky. This was reported by the press service of the Federal Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Sevastopol.
The carrier-based aircraft carrier of the US Navy began combat sorties from the Eastern Mediterranean - the 6th Fleet
The carrier-based aircraft of the American aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower ("Dwight Eisenhower"), which entered the Eastern Mediterranean, began combat sorties in support of Operation Unwavering Resolve, the US 6th Operational Fleet said.
Armed with missiles, the frigate "Admiral Kasatonov" went to the Atlantic
Armed with Kalibr cruise missiles, the Project 22350 frigate Admiral Kasatonov left Gibraltar on Thursday for the Atlantic Ocean, where it will conduct a series of ship exercises, the press service of the Northern Fleet told reporters.
The Defense Ministry will receive the lead nuclear submarine of the Yasen-M project for the Day of the Russian Navy
Previously, it was assumed that this would happen in May-June
The lead nuclear submarine of the project 885M cipher "Ash-M ""Kazan" will be handed over to the fleet for the Day of the Russian Navy, which this year is celebrated on July 25. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
Submarines of the Baltic Fleet conducted an underwater duel at sea
The crews of two diesel-electric submarines of the Baltic Fleet played a duel situation off the coast of the Kaliningrad region. The submariners trained in attacks and counterattacks of the submarine of a simulated enemy with the two-way use of weapons and sonar equipment, the information support department of the press service of the Baltic Fleet of the Far Eastern Military District reported.
Spanish company Grup Aresa Internacional is preparing to transfer patrol boats to the Nigerian Navy
Spanish shipbuilding company Grup Aresa Internacional is preparing to deliver to the Nigerian Navy the first (out of four ordered) coastal patrol boat Aresa-1700.
Putin considers possible the nationalization of enterprises that do not fulfill the state defense order
The President agreed that nationalization is possible "if the owners do not cope with the current work and can not effectively use, including the assistance from the state, which is generally provided."
Russian conscripts will have to leave their smartphones at home
New recruits will have to part with smartphones, they will only be able to take a push-button phone to the recruiting station, a representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation said.
IL-112 is replacing the AN-26
The Voronezh Aircraft Factory is capable of producing up to 12 IL-112 light transport aircraft per year.
This was stated in PJSC "Il". According to the United Aircraft Corporation, the second flight of the aircraft took place on March 30, 2021, and its duration was about 30 minutes. The tests were considered successful.
Eurofighter Typhoon fighter: avionics complex
Continuing the theme of the main strike aircraft of the German Air Force (and a number of other countries of the world) "Eurofighter Typhoon" (Eurofighter Typhoon), let us turn to the features of its radio equipment. Without going into the subtleties of this topic, which requires special knowledge, we will give a general idea of the complexity of the avionics of a modern combat aircraft and the combat capabilities provided by this category of avionics.
DARPA is developing a giant flying aircraft carrier with thousands of drones on board
The leadership of the Pentagon is hatching plans to create flying aircraft carriers-special transport aircraft, on board of which thousands of inexpensive combat drones-"gremlins"will be placed. The development of the project is entrusted to the research unit of the Pentagon DARPA.























